Starting the server for maintenance or reconfiguration tasks
Before you begin server maintenance or reconfiguration tasks, start the server in maintenance mode. When you start the server in maintenance mode, you disable operations that might disrupt your maintenance or reconfiguration tasks.
About this task
Start the server in maintenance mode by running the DSMSERV utility with the MAINTENANCE parameter.
The following operations are disabled in maintenance mode:
- Administrative command schedules
- Client schedules
- Reclamation of storage space on the server
- Inventory expiration
- Migration of storage pools
Tips:
- You do not have to edit the server options file, dsmserv.opt, to start the server in maintenance mode.
- While the server is running in maintenance mode, you can manually start the storage-space reclamation, inventory expiration, and storage-pool migration processes.
Procedure
To start the server in maintenance mode, issue the following command:
dsmserv maintenance
Tip: To view a video about starting the server in maintenance mode, see Starting a server in maintenance mode.
What to do next
- Shut down the server by issuing the HALT
command:
halt
- Start the server by using the method that you use in production mode. Follow the instructions for your operating system: